Abstract:
HiTIDE, the High-level Tool for Interactive Data Extraction, allows users to subset and download popular PO.DAAC level 2 (swath) datasets. Users can search across a wide variety of parameters, such as variables, sensors and platforms, and filter the resulting data based on spatial and temporal boundaries of interest to the user. HiTIDE goes even further, offering instant previews of variable imagery, allowing users to rapidly find data of interest for download and further, rigorous scientific analysis.

Use Constraints
It is very important for the users of HiTIDE to be aware that the variable image previews are just that: previews. No quality flags have been applied to the data. Variable imagery is designed to be a quick look product, allowing users to view a region of interest at a coarse level. Many times, quality flags are imaged as well so some degree of accurate coverage can be deduced, but HiTIDE is designed to be a “search and subset” service, where users ultimately download and analyze their own data.